Setningr

Old Norse Dictionary - setningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "setningr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

setningr
m. set purpose, design, Fms. vi. 372; eptir setningi, purposely, Finnb. 340: a rule, rite, Hom. 142; á-setningr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛏᚾᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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